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In a group, each person shakes hands with every other person exactly once. If the total number of handshakes is 66, how many people are in the group?

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Correct answer: 12

If the number of people is \(n\), each handshake corresponds to one pair of people. Therefore, the total number of handshakes is \(\frac{n(n-1)}{2}\). Thus, \(\frac{n(n-1)}{2}=66\), giving \(n(n-1)=132\). The positive solution is \(n=12\), since \(\frac{12\times11}{2}=66\). The closest distractor, 11, is incorrect because 11 people would make \(\frac{11\times10}{2}=55\) handshakes. Exam tip: use the formula \(\frac{n(n-1)}{2}\) for one-time handshake problems.

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Quadratic-EquationsWord-ProblemsHandshake-CountingWord Problems And ApplicationsQuadratic EquationsMathematicsClass 10 Mcq

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